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About Sawahwala Village

Sawahwala is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 938 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawahwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 647 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 938
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawahwala compares

By the 2011 count Sawahwala is the 45th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 647 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sawahwala

Sawahwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawahwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawahwala from other places

Sawahwala lies about 47 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalabad, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sawahwala
Nearest railway station Jalalabad 3.2 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 4.3 km
District headquarters Firozpur 47 km

Villages closest to Sawahwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sawahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawahwala village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 45th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Sawahwala village has 938 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawahwala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sawahwala is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawahwala covers 647 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawahwala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sawahwala is Jalalabad, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sawahwala.

Sawahwala is about 47 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawahwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jalalabad is about 3.2 km away. Jalālābād is about 4.3 km away. Firozpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sawah Wala (under 2 km), Chak Kathgarh (2.2 km) and Burwala (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sawahwala today is likely to be higher.

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